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Inside is a "18650 battery shield" board that provides charge/boost to 5V (with an added 10uF cap). It also does 3.3V but not using it.
Even though the camera usually uses 6V, it seems to work OK with 5V.
Power is delivered underneath through two small pogo pins.
This idea came from the "remora" case by nunocruz which is honestly a lot smaller than my solution but I have so many 18650 batteries to use.
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Inside is a "18650 battery shield" board that provides charge/boost to 5V (with an added 10uF cap). It also does 3.3V but not using it.
Even though the camera usually uses 6V, it seems to work OK with 5V.
Power is delivered underneath through two small pogo pins.
This idea came from the "remora" case by nunocruz which is honestly a lot smaller than my solution but I have so many 18650 batteries to use.
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Second attempt at a i-Type battery mod for the SX-70. I call it "The Barnacle" because it snaps onto the bottom of the camera and uses pogo pins to inject power.
There's also a 1/4" tripod mount snap on as well.
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Second attempt at a i-Type battery mod for the SX-70. I call it "The Barnacle" because it snaps onto the bottom of the camera and uses pogo pins to inject power.
There's also a 1/4" tripod mount snap on as well.
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Here's my attempt. It's a replacement bottom shell with 18650 and charge/boost.
I modified an existing shell design to accommodate the battery. Bonus is the neck strap mounting points (something sorely missing from the 1st gen).
Buuuut, it doesn't work. The LX-LCBST charge/boost circuit shuts down as soon as the motor is connected. The boost out is rated at 1A but I'm guessing the motor pulls too much as it starts. Boo.
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Here's my attempt. It's a replacement bottom shell with 18650 and charge/boost.
I modified an existing shell design to accommodate the battery. Bonus is the neck strap mounting points (something sorely missing from the 1st gen).
Buuuut, it doesn't work. The LX-LCBST charge/boost circuit shuts down as soon as the motor is connected. The boost out is rated at 1A but I'm guessing the motor pulls too much as it starts. Boo.
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I removed the SX-70 motor to clean the armature and brushes. Despite what I saw Online, do yourself a favor and desolder the motor first before trying to remove it. I struggled and the flex cable really suffered and began to delaminate.
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I removed the SX-70 motor to clean the armature and brushes. Despite what I saw Online, do yourself a favor and desolder the motor first before trying to remove it. I struggled and the flex cable really suffered and began to delaminate.
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I also cobbled together a quick test for light leaks in the bellows. I used a LED light puck inside an empty film pack and slid it inside the camera. Then I examined the bellows in a dark room to see if I could see light.
I did see a few dots of light low on the gear side but they were blocked when I installed the gear cover. So I'm going to say for now it looks good.
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I also cobbled together a quick test for light leaks in the bellows. I used a LED light puck inside an empty film pack and slid it inside the camera. Then I examined the bellows in a dark room to see if I could see light.
I did see a few dots of light low on the gear side but they were blocked when I installed the gear cover. So I'm going to say for now it looks good.
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Back to the Polaroid SX-70. I want to convert it to shoot with 600 film (ISO 640) instead of the usual SX-70 film (ISO 100).
One way is adding ND filters over the lens or even a sheet ND filter over the film pack.
But you can also swap a capacitor for a lower value. That's what I did. It's located in the shutter housing. I swapped the original 800pF for a 150pF.
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Back to the Polaroid SX-70. I want to convert it to shoot with 600 film (ISO 640) instead of the usual SX-70 film (ISO 100).
One way is adding ND filters over the lens or even a sheet ND filter over the film pack.
But you can also swap a capacitor for a lower value. That's what I did. It's located in the shutter housing. I swapped the original 800pF for a 150pF.
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And with that, loading a film pack in the SX-70 and closing the door starts the orchestrated symphony of an electrical and mechanical marvel with a sound that's full of nostalgia. It ejects the dark slide and stops properly. Sound on!
Lots more to look over still, but, progress!
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And with that, loading a film pack in the SX-70 and closing the door starts the orchestrated symphony of an electrical and mechanical marvel with a sound that's full of nostalgia. It ejects the dark slide and stops properly. Sound on!
Lots more to look over still, but, progress!
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I got a pack of Polaroid 600 film to try out in my SX-70 camera. No signs of life at first, but after resetting the cycle manually, it immediately ejected the dark slide. Great! 😃
But then continued to eject shot after shot of unexposed film! 😬 I stopped it by opening the film door after the second picture. Wasting two shots stings, as it's $2.50/picture!
Not the result I was expecting but it's progress.
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I got a pack of Polaroid 600 film to try out in my SX-70 camera. No signs of life at first, but after resetting the cycle manually, it immediately ejected the dark slide. Great! 😃
But then continued to eject shot after shot of unexposed film! 😬 I stopped it by opening the film door after the second picture. Wasting two shots stings, as it's $2.50/picture!
Not the result I was expecting but it's progress.
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Say hello to the new-to-me Polaroid SX-70 Model 1! The way it opens and closes like origami is like a pop up book.
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Say hello to the new-to-me Polaroid SX-70 Model 1! The way it opens and closes like origami is like a pop up book.
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How's this for a cool camera case for the SX-70?
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How's this for a cool camera case for the SX-70?
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I haven’t taken this out for a spin in a while. I think I’m going to bring it with me. #camera #sx70 #sx70land #filmphotography #believeinfilm #photography
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I haven’t taken this out for a spin in a while. I think I’m going to bring it with me. #camera #sx70 #sx70land #filmphotography #believeinfilm #photography
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Hey #believeinfilm friends,
Last year, Polaroid updated its B&W 600 chemistry to offer an "improved contrast."
Last month, I spent several packs of the new and the old frames, comparing them in various ways to determine what changed and whether this new film can be shot in UNMODIFIED SX-70 cameras:
https://www.analog.cafe/r/polaroid-600-in-sx-70-no-filter-no-mods-no-flash-wpr5
TL;DR: sort-of (it depends).
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Hey #believeinfilm friends,
Last year, Polaroid updated its B&W 600 chemistry to offer an "improved contrast."
Last month, I spent several packs of the new and the old frames, comparing them in various ways to determine what changed and whether this new film can be shot in UNMODIFIED SX-70 cameras:
https://www.analog.cafe/r/polaroid-600-in-sx-70-no-filter-no-mods-no-flash-wpr5
TL;DR: sort-of (it depends).
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Interesting info about new Polaroid SX-70 film, in case you didn't know. They used to put a physical ND filter over 600 film packs so they could be used in SX-70 cameras. But that has changed.
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Interesting info about new Polaroid SX-70 film, in case you didn't know. They used to put a physical ND filter over 600 film packs so they could be used in SX-70 cameras. But that has changed.
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A very tender, thoughtful article, superficially about photography, but mostly about memory, grief and our relationship with time.
Perhaps seeing photography not as capturing the present, but creating the past.
https://www.thegeorgiareview.com/posts/polaroid-death-machine/
CW for Covid-19 and pandemic related content.
By Mike Scalise.#photography #polaroid #sx70 #memory #PhilosophyOfMemory #philosophy #GeorgiaReview #MikeScalise #covid #grief
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Still Life 2025 – My Polaroid 690 camera is back in action, repaired and rarin' to go. The clear glass coffee mug, it's a go-to subject for me. Also, here's a photo of some clementines still on the stem, they were delicious. ☕🍊
📷 Polaroid SLR 690
🎞️ Polaroid B&W 600 Film#Polaroid #Photography #SX70 #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #Instant #InstantPhotography #AnalogPhotography #Fruit #Coffee #Orange
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My local bánh mì spot
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Really getting into my Polaroid
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Late Xmas lunch Polaroid
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Some things I see at work
#Polaroid #InstantFilm #SX70 #California #Monterey #BelieveInFilm #Photography
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Polaroid from my workplace
#InstantFilm #Polaroid #BelieveInFilm #SX70 #Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium
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First roll of Polaroid 600 film
